May as well ... 2014

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

City runs can be terrific. I've seen Montreal and Paris up close and intimate, all thanks to running. No better way to see a City in my opinion.

Of course you are correct (although a good pub crawl is another excellent method of absorbing what a city has to offer). Really I think all aspects of running have their pros and cons, just like most things in life. If Askwith and Whalley have made a mistake in their books, it's in suggesting that their notion of running is better than any other. Of course it isn't - fabulous though it is, it's just different to urban or cross-country running.

They are totally right to promote fell-running and "free" or "wild" running because it is every bit as amazing as they suggest. But comparisons (especially deprecating ones) to commercialised, urban running are not warranted or even necessary.

Run on, friends, wherever and in whatever way you see fit. It's all fabulous!